FIRE CALLS

• Tuesday, 1:20 p.m. Thorndale Volunteer Fire Department along with Milam County Sheriff’s Office and AMR responded to a one-vehicle accident on south FM 486 north of FM 446. • Thursday, 3:47 a.m.

MILAM COUNTY JAIL LOG

Jail log lists all the people charged with offenses though the county jail in Cameron. Charges may change during the process. Persons are presumed innocent until convicted in a court of law. • William Paul Watson, 29, Buckholts, DWI (2nd), released.

Survey: COVID has more people traveling by car

Travel plans have been upended this entire year due to COVID-19, but when it comes to being “home for the holidays,” GasBuddy’s just-released Holiday Travel Survey found that more than a third (34 percent) of Americans are planning to make that happen and will be taking to the road for Christmas,...

Christmas parade a success, bazaar canceled last minute

What a fun time it was in downtown on Saturday watching the Christmas parade. There was a good turnout and several parade entries from across the county. The Christmas Bazaar had to be canceled last minute, but a couple of vendors set up around downtown and did well.

Help isolated loved ones over holidays

A phenomenon called “cabin fever” tends to set in around late autumn or in midwinter. Long hours of darkness coupled with cold, inclement weather often is a recipe for increased time spent indoors. For people who live alone, the effects of cabin fever might be more pronounced.

DID YOU KNOW?

‘Frosty the Snowman’ Though it might seem as though it’s been around forever, the beloved holiday song “Frosty the Snowman” actually wasn’t produced until 1950. Written by Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson, the song was first recorded by legendary country singer Jack Autry and the Cass County Boys.

County 4-H announces top 4-H’ers for past year

Honoring the 4H youth is a priority and the virtual banquet was posted on the Milam County 4-H website and Facebook page for the week of Dec. 15. The video honors our 4-H members who have accomplished many things in 2019-2020. The highest award for 4-H is the Gold Star Award.

Active cases drop; positivity rate at 25%

There are 17 new active cases to report.  Five new PCR cases and twelve new antigen cases.  Four PCR cases and seven antigen cases were discharged from the active list.  We now have 134 active infections is the county, just under the record of 142 set last Friday.

Road Closure for Water and Sewer Taps

  Coffield Street will be closed to thru traffic between Highland & Alcoa until approximately 3 PM today (12/15/2020) due to installation of water and sewer taps.

Active COVID-19 down from 142 to 128

Active cases went down from 142 to 128 and one person was discharged from the hospital, according to County Judge's Steve Young's report Monday.  Fifty-two active PCR cases were taken off the active list and 76 antigen cases were taken off the active list.